: He uses the stolen funds to start his own taxi company, adopting the name "Ashok" and thriving in India's new capitalist economy. 🏛️ Key Themes & Symbols
: Driven to escape the "Rooster Coop" (the cycle of servitude), Balram eventually murders Mr. Ashok, steals a bag of bribe money, and flees to Bangalore.
The novel serves as a sharp social commentary on modern India's rapid globalization and its lingering inequities. The White Tiger Study Guide - LitCharts